Now THAT was an enjoyable surprise.
I just finished playing ROTS and loved every click of it. I’m a 36-year-old Marketing Director who did not research the product prior to purchasing – just happened to be at Best Buy and was attracted to the packaging. I was elated to discover the game so reminiscent of traditional intellect-driven adventure games as opposed to the joystick-operated killing sprees so common today. In fact, I hesitate to call it a “game.” Much like Myst or Riven (and dare-I-say “Starship Titanic”) it transcends mere “gaming” and becomes an engrossing environmental “experience” – a challenge of the mind and not the trigger finger. Much more aclimated to my own preference of sitting back and letting my brain do the work rather than a blood thirsty shoot-em-up. And just plain fun.
Anyhoo…after an exhaustive but electric 48-hour marathon of puzzle-solving, I am left with 2 burning questions. Since they’re not gaming questions, I hope you can answer them in lie of directing me toward a newsgroup or cheaters forum:
1) Nice to have Jeff Tobler as the character, Gil. However, his real-life lovely wife Karen is listed in the credits as “Lizzy Ketsworth.” I don’t recall meeting, glimpsing, or hearing the voice of that character throughout the game. Did I miss something? The only item I was invited to open, but couldn’t (red herring?) was the mummy on the bed in the King’s Tomb. If I left her in there, my humble apologies!!
2) I know that programmers are notorious for including inside jokes, pictures, and hidden messages in their products. Any you can share with me before I perform an uninstall?
Lastly, it’s not a burning question, but…why have I not seen anything of ROTS in GAMES Magazine? Did I miss a plug, or do I need to write my favorite magazine a letter about their oversight.
BTW – If OMNI needs beta testers for the upcoming sequel, I’m a big fan and gladly volunteer!!
Again, thanks for a great experience – well worth the $19.95. I will certainly make certain my friends pick up copies as well, and I look forward to your upcoming adventures!
Sincerely,
Robert Menezes
